With one session in the books at the 2017 Midlands Championships, we take a look towards tonight's Championship Quarterfinal matches.  These are the 8 bouts I am most excited to watch.  The quarters start at 7 PM CT, you can watch every match LIVE on FloWrestling.

Here are complete quarterfinal match ups + current team scores!

125 - #2 Nick Suriano, Rutgers vs #20 Zeke Moisey, WVU - Zeke hasn't regained his NCAA finalist form yet, but if he gets up for this match, he can athletically compete with Suriano.  That said, Suriano is showing zero holes.  This is a toughie for Moisey.  

125 - Spencer Lee, Iowa vs #7 Sean Russell, Ediboro - Watching Spencer bulldoze through guys has been fun.  Now let's ramp up the competition a touch.  Russell is extremely difficult to takedown.  Lee is likely the favorite, but 

149 - #2 Brandon Sorensen, Iowa vs #17 Eleazar DeLuca, Rutgers - Sorensen has looked strong so far, but DeLuca upsetting Bleise turned my head.  This is a huge one for the team race. 

149 - Austin O’Connor, UNC vs Jason Tsirtsis, Arizona State - A true freshman in O'Connor against a 6th year wrestler and former NCAA Champion.  O'Connor looks to be the guy to beat, but Tsirtsis is wiley and skilled.

149 - #7 Matt Kolodzik, Princeton vs #13 Ryan Deakin, Northwestern - Though there's a pretty wide rankings disparity, I'm expecting a razor close match.  Two guys with reliable and safe leg attacks.  Either of these guys have finalist/champ potential here at Midlands.

149 - #14 Josh Maruca, Arizona State vs #3 Justin Oliver, CMU - ASU is in the thick of the team race but trailing Iowa.  CMU is not too far back at this point either.  An advancement from either will be huge.  Oliver is a monster in all positions, but Maruca showed something in his win over Pat Lugo.

174 - #9 David Kocer, SDSU vs Johnny Sebastian, Northwestern - Sebastian has had moments in his career, but Kocer has been ultra tough.  I love how Kocer is looking so far, but Sebastian hasn't been tested either.

197 - Jacob Warner, Iowa vs #5 Jacob Smith, West Virginia - Oh yes.  Jacob Warner made waves with a dominating win over Willie Miklus in November.  Now he has a chance to notch another massive victory.  Smith has darn-near impenetrable head hands and is an elite leg rider.  Warner will need solutions for both to get his hand raised.